Japanese symbol for “gen”
艮
ごん
Romaji: gon
gen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: mountain, northeast)
In Japanese, gen is 艮, read ごん (gon).
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Meanings
- n gen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: mountain, northeast)
Written forms: 艮. Readings: ごん、こん、え.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gen”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艮為山 | ごんいざん gon'izan | gen (hexagram 52 of the I Ching: mountain, keeping still) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 儒艮 | じゅごん jugon | dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig |
| 艮為山 | ごんいざん gon'izan | gen (hexagram 52 of the I Ching: mountain, keeping still) |
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